Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2020-06-09 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3510mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P smart S is a bit better than Motorola Moto Z Play, getting a global score of 77.2 against 74.4. Although Huawei P smart S is a little thicker than Motorola Moto Z Play, it's a little lighter and incredibly newer. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P smart S has older 10 version and Motorola Moto Z Play has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Huawei P smart S features a little faster processor than Moto Z Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P smart S also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei P smart S features just a bit better looking display than Moto Z Play, because it has a little bigger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a just a bit better pixels density.
Huawei P smart S has a little bit more memory to install games and applications than Moto Z Play, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 1,7 TB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Motorola Moto Z Play shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a camera with a much worse resolution and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and video.
Huawei P smart S counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Moto Z Play, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3510mAh.
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